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  2. 72nd United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931, to March 4, 1933, during the last two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency .

  3. List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation.

  4. Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The 72nd Congress proposed the Twentieth Amendment on March 2, 1932, and the amendment was ratified by the following states. [7] The Amendment was adopted on January 23, 1933, after 36 states, being three-fourths of the then-existing 48 states, ratified the Amendment.

  5. House Republicans now have one of the smallest majorities in ...

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    By the opening day of the 72nd Congress in December 1931, 14 members-elect had died. Incumbent Speaker Nicholas Longworth, an Ohio Republican, was one of those members, having passed away after a ...

  6. Blaine Act - Wikipedia

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    The Volstead Act implemented the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). The act defined "intoxicating beverage" as one with 0.5 percent alcohol by weight. Numerous problems with enforcement [1] and a desire to create jobs and raise tax revenue by legalizing beer, wine, and liquor [2] led a majority of voters and members of Congress to turn against Prohibition by late 1932.

  7. Republicans start 2025 with the smallest House majority since ...

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    The 119th Congress actually marks the third straight time the House has opened with the majority party holding 222 or fewer seats, which is the first time three consecutive congresses have been ...

  8. Speaker Johnson’s historically narrow House majority shrinks ...

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    The 72nd Congress — which took place in the early years of the Great Depression era — officially started in March 1931, but did not actually convene to conduct legislative business until ...

  9. List of United States federal legislation - Wikipedia

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    The National Banking Act of February 25, 1863, Sess. 3, ch. 58, was the 58th Act of the third session of the 37th Congress. The Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 of October 16, 2004, Pub. L. 108–332 (text), 118 Stat. 1282, was the 332nd Act of Congress (statute) passed in the 108th Congress. It can be found in volume 118 of the U.S ...